Daily non-political popular news in brief.

Rutgers neuroscience may hold key to hearing loss remedy

A Rutgers University team is opening new doors to improved hearing for the congenitally or profoundly deaf. They researchers found that two neurotrophin proteins in the cochlea -- brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3 -- figure prominently in the relay of sound messages to the brain. The research is showing precisely how these multidimensional proteins operate in the cochlea. Their findings could lead to a new generation of cochlear implants.

Read more »

Keywords: rutgers, neuroscience, hold, key, hearing, loss, remedy, rutger

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "Rutgers neuroscience may hold key to hearing loss remedy":

1. MIT student turns hearing loss into knowledge gain
   10-03-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
   Brad Buran, a Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology graduate student, lost his hearing when he was 14 months old. Today, the fifth-year doctoral candidate is becoming an expert in the neuroscience of speech and hearing.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. Study shows isolation of stem cells may lead to a treatment for hearing loss
   04-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Members of the National Center for Regenerative Medicine research team, Dr. Robert Miller and Dr. Kumar Alagramam, both of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, published research findings in Developmental Neuroscience which suggest new ways of treating hearing loss. These researchers have isolated "cochlear stem cells" located in the inner ear and already primed for development into ear-related tissue due to their proximity to the ear and expression of certain genes necessary for the development of hearing.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
   08-28-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The following articles are featured in the upcoming issue of the Journal of Neuroscience:"Mind Bomb 1 and Neuronal Morphogenesis"; "Conductive Hearing Loss and Synaptic Function in the Auditory Cortex"; "Selective Auditory Attention in Humans"; "ATP Signaling and Oligodendrocyte Toxicity."
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. NYU study points to lasting impact of mild hearing loss on neurological processes
   08-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Mild to moderate forms of hearing loss can have a lasting impact on the auditory cortex, according to findings by researchers at New York University's Center for Neural Science. The study, which is the first to show central effects of mild hearing loss, appears in the latest issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. 'Holy Grail' of hearing: True identity of pivotal hearing structure is revealed
   09-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers have shed new light on the hearing process by identifying two proteins that compose a key hearing structure where sound vibrations are converted into electrical signals. The discovery is described by some scientists as one of the holy grails of the field.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. Key Function Of Nervous System Enzyme Found; Impact On Drug Development Against Alzheimer's
   09-29-2006 · ScienceDaily
   Ever since scientists first elucidated the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathology and loss of nerve cells in Alzheimer's disease, drug companies have been working to develop drugs which will inhibit the outbreak of this severe form of dementia. Now researchers in Munich and Berlin (Germany) have discovered that an enyzme which has a central causal role in Alzheimer's disease happens also to have a key function in the normal development of the nervous system. This enzyme, beta-secretase or BACE1, ensures that nerve fibers (axons) are adequately isolated with sheaths of myelin, enabling rapid conduction of electrical impulses, as well as preventing short-circuits, akin to plastic insulation on electrical wires.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Research study describes the role part of the brain plays in memory
   07-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A research with experimental rats carried out by the Institute of Neuroscience of the UAB describes the brain region connected to how our declarative memory functions. Part of the prefrontal cortex plays a key role in the social transmission of food preference.Thanks to the experiment, more is known about how this type of memory functions.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. U-M scientists find new causes for neurodegeneration
   10-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Diseases that cause neurons to break down, such as Alzheimer's, continue to be elusive to scientists and resistant to treatments. A new finding from University of Michigan researchers demonstrates an unpredicted link between a virtually unknown signaling molecule and neuron health. In a study released in PNAS this week, Lois Weisman connects the loss of this molecule to massive neurodegeneration in the brain, which plays a key role in the survival of nervous system cells.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
   09-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
   In this issue: "Sorting Out Membrane-Initiated Estrogen Effects"; "A SUMO E3 Ligase and Dendritic Morphogenesis"; "Getting at the Itch"; and "Sleep Apnea and Hypoxic Neuronal Loss in Mice."
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. New York Subway Noise Levels Can Result In Hearing Loss For Daily Riders
    10-15-2006 · ScienceDaily
    In a new survey of noise levels of the New York City transit system, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that exposure to noise levels in subways have the potential to exceed recommended guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to the research, as little as 30 minutes of exposure to decibel levels measured in the New York City transit system per day has the potential to result in hearing loss.
    Similar news · Read more »